Are anti-stigma films a useful strategy for reducing weight bias among trainee healthcare professionals? Results of a pilot randomized control trial

Obesity Facts

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 91-102

  Swift, Judy Anne ^a   Tischler, Victoria ^a   Markham, Sophie ^a   Gunning, Ingrid ^a   Glazebrook, Cris ^a   Beer, Charlotte ^a   Puhl, Rebecca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioural intervention; Film; Obesity; Prejudice; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETITIAN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIGMA; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84874588153     PISSN: 16624025     EISSN: 16624033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000348714     Document Type: Article

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